Recent Posts in 2017

• Pennsylvania center loses license after nursing home neglect
  Oct 11, 2017
  One resident in an assisted care facility was able to escape and could not be found. One month later, the body of the deceased female resident was ...
  Posted By Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C.
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• Pennsylvania care corporation investigated for nursing home abuse
  Oct 5, 2017
  A recent incident in a skilled care facility has led to questions about consent and dementia. An incident in a nursing home involving sexual contact ...
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• Hospital negligence blamed for death of Pennsylvania boy
  Sep 27, 2017
  A young boy left wrapped in a heating blanket has lost his life. Procedures regarding monitoring the patient and reporting the death were reportedly ...
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• Emergency preparedness can prevent dehydration in nursing homes
  Sep 21, 2017
  Sometimes it takes a tragedy to motivate large institutions to change. The recent events in which several nursing home residents died after Hurricane ...
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• Will nursing home neglect cases be settled only by arbitration?
  Sep 14, 2017
  A person who has been wronged deserves a fair chance to have it made right. This is the underlying sentiment when a person must sue a senior care ...
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• Updated tech options for Social Security disability applicants
  Sep 6, 2017
  As the population ages, more seniors are familiar and comfortable with modern technology since they have been using tech like email and smartphones ...
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• Pennsylvania ranks ninth in nursing home abuse ER visits
  Sep 1, 2017
  A recent investigation by the Health and Human Services inspector general's office revealed some sobering facts about senior care and reporting issues ...
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• Medical malpractice errors a factor in maternal mortality
  Aug 25, 2017
  Maternal mortality rates have been increasing in the United States. A number of factors, including medical malpractice , are thought to be to blame. A ...
  Posted By Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C.
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